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About UMass Medical School:

UMass Medical School and its clinical partner, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, is a thriving academic health care system located in Worcester MA, about an hour’s drive west of Boston. The environment provides a highly supportive home for fellows, with opportunities to collaborate with leading researchers and engage in meaningful clinical work.

As an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, UMMS recognizes the power of a diverse community and encourages applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

A doctoral degree is required.  Applicants with strong methodological, statistical, and quantitative experience are desirable. Individuals with doctoral degrees in psychology, nutrition, exercise science, public health, epidemiology, or related fields are welcome to apply.

How to Apply:

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the positions are filled.  Send detailed letter of interest that specifies the fellowship(s) of interest and summarizes relevant experiences and career goals, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to:

c/o Carolyn Kelly (Carolyn.kelly@umassmed.edu)

Edwin D. Boudreaux, PhD

Professor, Vice Chair of Research

Department of Emergency Medicine, Psychiatry, Quantitative Health Sciences

University of Massachusetts Medical School

55 Lake Ave North

Worcester, MA  01655

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Implementation Science

The University of Massachusetts Medical School Departments of Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry are co-sponsoring a 2-year post-doctoral fellowship focused on using best practices to translate evidence-based behavioral interventions into clinical practice across a range of healthcare settings. Fellows will participate in ongoing research and grant submissions, will complete pilot projects, have opportunities for publications and presentations using new and existing datasets, and will prepare independent research grants. Current active research includes funding through NIAAA, NIDA, NIMH, SAMHSA, and others. Projects focus on implementing empirically supported treatments for suicide risk screening and prevention, substance abuse, and other behavioral health screening. Leveraging technology and health informatics to promote implementation is a cross population theme. The fellow will have ample opportunity for additional training and experiences with Population and Quantitative Health Sciences’ Division of Health Informatics and Implementation Science. Fellows will work closely with Edwin Boudreaux, PhD  https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/130048 and will have opportunities to work with other faculty, including Rachel Davis-Martin, PhD https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/18147553 , Celine Larkin, PhD https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/18147551, and Nancy Byatt, DO, MS,  MBA, https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/133369. Other faculty mentors within the UMass system will be available based on career aspirations of the fellow.